Following the July draw, which decided the different groups, the league unveiled the full schedule for the NBA Cup on Tuesday evening, the mid-season tournament set up last season and now called the Emirates NBA Cup.
We knew that the NBA Cup matches would be played on Tuesdays (November 12, 19 and 26 and December 3) and Fridays (November 15, 22 and 29). Once these matches are over, we will have to wait until December 10 and 11 to attend the quarter-finals. Before the semi-finals (December 14) and the final in Las Vegas, three days later, on the 17th.
Clarification: The 22 teams not qualified for the quarterfinals will be assigned two regular season matches (one home and one away) to be played on Thursday, December 12 or Friday, December 13 and Sunday, December 15 or Monday, December 16. The losing teams from each conference's quarterfinals will play each other in a regular season match on December 12, 13, 15 or 16.
The groups
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Group A : Knicks, Magic, Sixers, Nets and Hornets.
Group B : Pacers, Bucks, Heat, Raptors and Pistons.
Group C : Celtics, Cavaliers, Bulls, Hawks and Wizards.
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Group A : Wolves, Clippers, Kings, Rockets and Blazers.
Group B : Lakers, Spurs, Thunder, Suns and Jazz.
Group C : Mavericks, Warriors, Pelicans, Grizzlies and Nuggets.
The calendar
Tuesday November 12
Celtics – Hawks
Pistons – Heat
Magic – Hornets
Sixers – Knicks
Bucks – Raptors
Jazz – Suns
Warriors – Mavericks
Blazers – Wolves
Friday November 15
Pacers – Heat
Magic – Sixers
Raptors – Pistons
Hawks – Wizards
Riders – Bulls
Knicks – Nets
Spurs – Lakers
Rockets – Clippers
Pelicans – Nuggets
Thunder – Suns
Warriors – Grizzlies
Kings – Wolves
Tuesday November 19
Celtics – Cavaliers
Nets – Hornets
Grizzlies – Nuggets
Mavericks – Pelicans
Spurs – Thunder
Lakers – Jazz
Friday November 22
Sixers – Nets
Wizards – Celtics
Bucks – Pacers
Bulls – Hawks
Rockets – Blazers
Pelicans – Warriors
Nuggets – Mavericks
Clippers – Kings
Tuesday November 26
Wizards – Bulls
Heat – Bucks
Wolves – Rockets
Jazz – Spurs
Suns – Lakers
Friday November 29
Hornets – Knicks
Hawks – Cavaliers
Grizzlies – Pelicans
Nets – Magic
Wolves – Clippers
Pacers – Pistons
Heat – Raptors
Bulls – Celtics
Lakers – Thunder
Blazers – Kings
Tuesday December 3rd
Hornets – Sixers
Knights – Wizards
Pistons – Bucks
Knicks – Magic
Raptors – Pacers
Thunder – Jazz
Mavericks – Grizzlies
Suns – Spurs
Nuggets – Warriors
Kings – Rockets
Clippers – Blazers
